Can-lining.



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AN LINING.

APPLI I n FILED NOV. 15, 1911.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TAKANOSHIN DOMO'IO, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CAN-LINING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TAKANosnIN DOMOTO, a subject of the Emperor ofJapan, residing at the city and county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Can-Linings, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to envelops or Wrappers for material to bepreserved in cans.

The object of the present invention is to provide and employ a wrapperor envelop for the protection of material to be preserved in cansagainst deterioration and discoloration.

A particular object of the present invention is to provide for such anenvelop or wrapper a material which is both clean, durable and hascertain properties which eflectually protect the contents of the canfrom staining or other injuries due to con tact with the inner surfaceof the latter.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combinationof parts, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, havingreference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is aperspective view of the can broken away indicating the contents asenveloped in the wrapper. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the wrapper.

I have discovered that the contents or materials placed in cans fortheir preservation may be protected from staining, discoloration andother injurious effects by their contact with the interior of the can,by enveloping them in a sheath or wrapper made of a fibrous, natural andunprepared material, and particularly I have found that these Wrapperscan be inexpensively and satisfactorily produced by the use of driedleaves 2 of bamboo. These leaves are of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 15, 1911.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

Serial No. 660,416.

considerable area and can be obtained readily, measuring up toapproximately 6 inches in width and 18 inches in length, thus one leafof bamboo affords ample material for the wrapping of a volume ofsubstance to be preserved.

The natural properties of bamboo leaves render them valuable for theenvelopment of the goods to be preserved in cans 3 or other containers,and I have found that a bamboo wrapper effectually prevents the accessof moisture from the goods to be preserved to the can and vice versa,and that the qualities of the bamboo leaf are such as to prevent thestaining of the goods, thus rendering this particular kind of wrapperextremely valuable.

The leaves may be first subjected to any desired cleansing and smoothingprocess, and then cut to lit the interior size and shape of the can, soas to practically form a lining between the sides and the contents ofthe can. Separate forms may be cut to fit the bottom and top of the canand thus practically complete the lining.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Pair cut is The improvement in separating containers from thecontents thereof, consisting in applying independent removable liningwithin the container, formed of bamboo leaves prepared and shaped to fitthe interior of the container.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscril ing witnesses.

TAKANOSHIN DOMOTO.

WVitnesses:

G. H. STRONG, JOHN H. HERRING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

